My life has been fairly interesting and busy lately. Two weeks ago I went to Grand Lake on a family vacation. I loved getting to spend time with my family - two of my cousins even came. I went hiking and kayaking, played games and watched movies, and ate lots of food. I even made…
Tag: Rocky Mountain National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park with Aaron
Gene's friend, Aaron, has come for a visit. Gene and I took a vacation day today so we could all go up into the Rocky Mountain National Park. Oh my goodness it was gorgeous. Even better, to me, than Guanella Pass was last weekend. The colors were more vibrant and more varied in the park. There…
Four lakes and two hikes
On Thursday, Gene, Sidney and I drove up to Estes Park. We stopped in Boulder for lunch and then went to the Bear Lake Trailhead in the Rocky Mountain National Park for a 3.5 mile hike to see three different lakes: Nymph Lake, Dream Lake, and Emerald Lake. It was a new hike for all…
Catch up time
One of my best friends, Elisabeth, surprised me with a visit a couple weeks ago. It was AWESOME! I was not expecting it at all, which made the surprise quite impressive. We started off her stay by watching Finding Dory and dyeing Elisabeth's hair purple and Sidney's ends pink! Sidney then did our nails so we'd…
Grand Lake Part 3
The last time we were in Grand Lake, Gene, Kevin, and I had hiked to Mount Ida. Gene and I wanted to do it again this year so we came up with a plan. We got up at 5:15 AM and had my dad, who was nice enough to get up that early too, drive…
Day 55. Old Fall River Road
Yesterday, my parents, Gene, and I drove up to the Rocky Mountain National Park where we drove on the Old Fall River Road. This road, only open during the summer, was built between 1913 and 1920. It is 9 miles long, is narrow, and is made entirely of dirt, nothing is paved. Although at this…
Day 54. End of summer fun.
Just got back from a day out in the Rocky Mountains. I can't stay away from those gorgeous things. This time, my parents, Gene, and I drove up to the Rocky Mountain National Park via the Estes Park side. We took the one way Fall River Road to the Visitors Center and then went back…
Day 52. Fiona Visits: Rocky Mountains
On Sunday, Fiona, Gene, and I went to the Rocky Mountains. We didn’t have a chance to go up there the last time Fiona came so I wanted to make sure we went this time. Overall it was a very lovely day. We drove up to Grand Lake and hung out there for a little…
Lawn Lake Hike
This past Sunday, Gene and I hiked to Lawn Lake in the Rocky Mountain National Park. It's a hike on the Estes Park side. The lake is 6.4 miles from the trail head. We left our apartment at 9 am and started hiking at 11 am. The trail was mostly uphill getting to the lake…
Day Trip: Rocky Mountain National Park and Grand Lake
Another day Elisabeth was here, we went up to the Rocky Mountains. We picked Gene up on the way and drove to the mountains via the Idaho Springs/Winter Park/Grand Lake side. Although construction is starting on I-70, when we went, both it and traffic were almost non-existent. The sky was cloudy when we drove up…
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